Sumatran Surili
Presbytis melalophos
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 126
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The black-crested Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalophos) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The black Sumatran langur, black-and-white langur, Sarawak surili, Raffles' banded langur and mitered langur were formerly considered subspecies of P. melalophos.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-crested Sumatran langur”.